Patent model for inking apparatus for platen presses

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Object Details

patentee

Degener, Frederick O.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus that turns the ink disk on a platen jobber; it was granted patent number 110018. Degener, one-time employee of G. P. Gordon, was the inventor of the Liberty platen jobber. See also Gordon and Degener's joint patent.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1879

patent date

1870-12-13

ID Number

GA.89797.110018

accession number

089797

patent number

110018

catalog number

GA*89797.110018

Object Name

Apparatus?

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5 cm x 19 cm x 19 cm; 1 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in

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Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8237-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998874